Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Tuesday on Newsmax he’s “all for” President Donald Trump’s plan to largely dismantle the federal Department of Education and return much of its functionality back to the states.
“I think, with our nation $37 trillion in debt, every American ought to be asking, when it comes to the Department of Education, Did it work?” Johnson told “National Report.” “We spend more than a couple hundred billion dollars a year. Obamacare federalized student loans to pay for Obamacare, enticing our children to collectively incur $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. Primarily the result of that was driving up the cost of college. Have test scores skyrocketed together with the federal spending?
“So, again, from my standpoint, the federal government ought to have almost zero role in education. That should be a state and local function close to the students, close to their parents. Government close to government, where it’s more accountable, more efficient, more effective.”
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